Which consequence results when excessive groundwater pumping accelerates soil salinization?

💡 Explanation

Pumping draws saline water upward, accelerating sodium accumulation in the topsoil via capillary action, thereby inhibiting pedogenesis with reduced aggregation stability because sodium ions disperse soil colloids, rather than eluviation or weathering. Therefore, topsoil aggregates break down rather than forming correctly.

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